Parasabella media: Parasol Feather worm


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The diver’s finger points to the feathery tentacles-

Parasabella media , a slime tube worm is one of the Polychaetes in the Phylum Annelida. It is fairly common among the vast array of other invertebrates living sub-tidally at Race Rocks.

Domain Eukarya
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Annelida
Class Polychaeta
Order Sabellida
Family Sabellide
Genus      Parasabella
Species     medi
Common Name: Parasol Feather duster
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Lester B. Pearson College
Dec. 2002 Garry Fletcher